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FILE-In this Oct. 1, 2013 file photo, workers at the Vermont Health Connect call center talk to customers in Burlington, Vt. Gov. Peter Shumlin says the Vermont Health Connect health insurance marketplace's performance is improving, and there's no need now to talk about contingency plans in case it isn't fully functional by year's end. Shumlin told a news conference on Thursday that while some people may still be experience slowness or glitches on the system's website, it's working for a growing number of Vermonters. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)